Data Center Plant Engineer, Electrical
Salary
$138k–$200k/ annually
Application completed on Google
About This Role
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
* Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training
in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
* 9 years of experience in facilities within a critical environment.
* Operations experience in mission-critical environments (e.g., data centers,
power generation, refinery, semiconductor fabrication, or chemical
processing).
* Experience with electrical infrastructure systems, generators, and technical
troubleshooting.
* Experience with supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and
electrical safety.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Experience collaborating with other business units to meet company goals and
standards.
* Experience with project management, project planning, and program
administration.
* Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems in a data center environment.
* Knowledge of electrical engineering principles and electrical safety codes.
* Effective people management and leadership skills, with the ability to
influence at all levels.
ABOUT THE JOB:
The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated
electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world.
Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support
physical facilities conditions. Some of these duties will include heating and
cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical
distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect,
maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical
electrical or mechanical system components).
As an advocate for best practices, you develop creative approaches to reducing
operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure
that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying
problems and making repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal
conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize
the recovery time from failures.
The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google
customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and
Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our
customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users
worldwide.
We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering
the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing
power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable
developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping
the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the
development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking,
Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,
experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $138000 - $200000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google
[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Provide effective leadership for successful critical system troubleshooting,
unit commissioning, and repairs or replacements.
* Respond to critical data center events and alarms, acting as a point of
escalation for operational issues.
* Monitor plant efficiency (e.g., PUE/WUE) at a data center, acting as an
onsite technical lead to drive site-level programs.
* Interact with global engineering teams to investigate, define solutions for,
and implement changes to address highly technical challenges.
* Work with design engineers and bring an operational mindset to discussions
around new infrastructure and technology.
